The Omega Seamaster collection is made up of several sub-families, all of which spring from the original Seamaster dive watch that the brand introduced in 1948 (You can learn more about that original, groundbreaking watch, and other important historical Omega watches, here). Not all of them are dive watches per se, but all have some type of nautical or aquatic influence ? hence the ?Aqua Terra? and ?Planet Ocean? monikers on the two major sub-brands. It seems a tad unusual, at first, that Omega would choose the Seamaster collection, specifically the Aqua Terra line, to host the brand?s first watch devoted to the sport in which one wants to avoid the water as much as possible ? the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Golf. However, upon closer examination, and after a good old-fashioned wrist test that included an actual day out on the links, the choice seems more than appropriate.
What better way to review such a timepiece, after all, than strapping it on the wrist for an actual round of golf" That was my opportunity recently, and not in just any setting, but at the Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, NC ? a resort right next door to Quail Hollow, which hosted the 2017 PGA Championship, the year?s final major, and one in which Omega would serve as official timekeeper, as it has done since 2011.
The watch I reviewed was from the original Aqua Terra Golf collection (Omega introduced new, redesigned models during the PGA Championship weekend; I reported on them here.) Its basic lo...